Marriage equality is currently an issue for military couples with trans spouses, highlighting a Department of Defense (DoD) cultural competence issue. If a spouse changes his or her gender after being married and entered into the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) as a particular gender, then one is that gender until one goes through…
How many of you have seen the reality TV show Extreme Hoarders? I have a hard time throwing mementoes away. And most everything I have is attached to a story or a memory. I know there’s no one else that has boxes of stuff from years ago piled up in corners and attics and storage…
http://youtu.be/2T7iMA1Uo6k Rising LGBT pop artist, Daniel Sobrino has just released his new single and music video entitled, “Power of Us.” A powerful gay anthem it has already got more than 50,000 YouTube views and has been featured on The Backlot, EQ Music, Gay.com, and more. Originating from Mexico City, Sobrino has always loved music, having memories…
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s annual Out on the Mountain Gay Night returns this year on Friday, Sept. 20. The entire park goes gay for the night, which provides a safe and inclusive environment of fun for the LGBT community, with rides, dance party, and performers. Out on the Mountain is the creation of Six Flags Magic…
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Business Alliance board of directors has announced its support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Oregon, and said it would support a business community-led effort on behalf of marriage equity. The Alliance board voted to support amending the Oregon Constitution to end the current prohibition against same-sex marriage, while still clearly…
From the Huffington Post comes a story about a gay marine. On his last day of service the Marine received a rainbow flag with the phrase “Served With Pride” stitched under the Marine Corps logo. Originally posted on Reddit, the rainbow flag acted as a parting gift from the soldier’s unit. The photo was posted with…
In honor of Suicide Prevention month in September join your favorite YouTube stars and celebs taking the #TalktoMe pledge and help prevent suicide. Take the pledge now too at http://trevortalktome.org and spread the word using #TrevorTalktoMe Participants include: Margaret Cho, Brendan Ayanbedejo, Kat Graham, Chris Kluwe, Davey Wavey, Phil Defranco, Issa Rae, Lucas Cruikshank, Michael Buckley,…
Lance Bass has teamed up with two special costars – his rescued dogs Dingo and Foster – for the “Adopt, Don’t Buy” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) campaign in which the pop icon encourages everyone who’s looking for a new canine or feline friend to adopt from an animal shelter. The PSA…
WASHINGTON – This past weekend at the Seattle dinner of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), actor, writer and HRC member Wentworth Miller shared his heartfelt story of triumph in a speech about his journey to coming out as a gay man. In the remarks, Miller discussed the hardships of living in the closet, and the reasoning…
